Physics

The Immanuel Physics department is proud of its Physics programme which incorporates an exam syllabus. We make Physics with all its excitement, challenge and state-of-the-art research accessible to every student. Our teaching staff, comprised of both physicists and engineers, gives our students a unique opportunity to gain a broad and consistent education which nurtures and develops the potential of each student to succeed at any challenge they might meet in a future career.

The Science Department ethos is to nurture a genuine curiosity in, and a love for, Science in order to enable each pupil to reach their full potential. Each pupil is encouraged to discover their scientific talents through participation in, and contribution to, lessons and extra-curricular activities. We encourage pupils to take responsibility for their progress and learning. In Years 7 & 8 Science is taught as general Science. From Year 9 onwards students get weekly dedicated Physics lessons. Physics is then taught as part of a Double Science GCSE or a single GCSE course and then at A-level.

We follow the Exploring Science Course at Key Stage 3. This course provides a rigorous and challenging scientific content whilst at the same time developing the key skills successful Scientists need – an understanding of how to work scientifically, the literacy and communication skills to make sense of the world around us and the mathematical skills to process data effectively. In Year 7 classes are mixed ability and in Year 8 onwards pupils are put into sets. They receive four Science lessons per week generally taught by the same teacher.

Science is a core subject, which is studied by all pupils in the school up to GCSE. Pupils are prepared for either the AQA Double Science GCSE or the Edexcel IGCSE triple science exams.

At A-Level we offer the AQA Physics course where students are taught in small groups with 8 lessons per week. Most of the course content is teacher-led; theory work is backed up by appropriate practical work, problem solving tasks, individual and group activities. Students invest a lot of time reading and preparing outside of the classroom and see themselves, along with the Science Staff, as enthusiastic members of the ‘A’ Level team intent on achieving the highest standards.